Safety Spotlight: Maternal Deaths in the first trimester from Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)

MNSI has undertaken investigations of maternal deaths in the first trimester from venous thromboembolism (VTE). Two recurrent features in these investigations are:

1. Significant first trimester nausea and vomiting.
2. Immobility, which may be a consequence of how poorly mothers are with the nausea and vomiting.

• When a mother with nausea and vomiting presents in your department, do you use the PUQE score to assess the grade of nausea & vomiting to determine the impact of this on their VTE score?
• Is immobility explored, assessed and considered within the VTE risk assessment?

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This was first published in the Stakeholder Bulletin: May 2024 - Edition